1. IN A MACHINE FOR MAKING PAPER YARN, THE COMBINATION OF A ROTARY ELEMENT, MEANS FOR APPLYING A COATING OF A SOLID COMPOUND TO THE SURFACE OF THE ELEMENT, MEANS FOR ADVANCING A STRIP OF PAPER BY TWISTING THE STRIP INTO YARN AND WINDING THE YARN INTO A PACKAGE, MEANS FOR GUIDING THE STRIP TO CAUSE IT TO TRAVEL WITH ONE FACE IN CONTACT WITH THE COATED SURFACE OF THE ELEMENT, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING THE ELEMENT AT A RATE SUCH THAT ITS COATED SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH THE STRIP TRAVELS AT A SURFACE SPEED DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE STRIP TO TRANSFER COATING MATERIAL TO THE STRIP BY A RUBBING ACTION.